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- US Treasury likely to lose $29 bn on bailout efforts
The US Treasury Department is expected to lose as much as USD 29 billion on the massive bailout efforts, that rescued many entities from th...
06 Oct, 2010, 03.30 PM IST
- SEC slaps $1.5-bn fraud charges on ex-TBW chairman
The markets regulator SEC has slapped a $ 1.5-billion fraud charges on Lee Bentley Farkas, the former chairman and majority owner of the fa...
17 Jun, 2010, 05.15 PM IST
- Bank of America shareholders approve TARP repayment plan
Bank of America Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved an increase in the number of the bank's common shares to fund its repayment of gover...
24 Feb, 2010, 01.43 AM IST
- Citi to repay $20 bn, regain its 'freedom'
Citigroup reached an accord with the Treasury Department and regulators to repay $20 billion of the bailout it received from US taxpayers .
15 Dec, 2009, 09.22 AM IST
- US' $700 bn bailout worked, somewhat: Watchdog
A US watchdog noted that there is broad consensus that the programs helped avert an economic calamity. More on Financial crisis | CEO depar...
09 Dec, 2009, 07.35 PM IST
- Jobs bill could cost $75 to $150 bn: US Congressman
A jobs bill to reduce the soaring US unemployment rate could cost between 75 and 150 billion dollars, a leading Congressional Democrat said...
09 Dec, 2009, 04.22 AM IST
- US could spend $23.7 trillion on crisis: Report
The United States has pledged up to $23.7 trillion to confront the worst recession in decades and shore up the weakened financial system. L...
21 Jul, 2009, 02.00 AM IST
- US cos ask Indian vendors to deliver projects locally
Top outsourcing customers such as Bank of America and several local governments in the US are asking vendors such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro...
01 Jul, 2009, 01.55 AM IST
- Quitting the bailout: Strong banks vs weak?
Government is set to announce which of America's country's biggest banks will be able to repay billions in federal bailout dollars in a dec...
09 Jun, 2009, 11.37 AM IST
- Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan to repay TARP money
Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Morgan Stanley applied to refund a combined $45 billion of government funds.
20 May, 2009, 12.33 AM IST
- Fraud probes dog US bank bailout
Geithner indicated the govt is unlikely to return to Congress for any extra infusions into its bank rescue program. Top 20 Global Banks | L...
22 Apr, 2009, 02.11 AM IST
- Bernanke tells it like it is, some don't listen
As Long As Bank Balance Sheets Are Stuffed With Troubled Assets, Investors Won’t Provide Fresh Capital.
21 Jan, 2009, 01.03 AM IST
- US offers automakers $13.4 bn rescue, sets deadline
US govt said that it would provide ailing automakers with 13.4 bn dollars in short-term financing, setting a deadline of March 31, 2009 for...
19 Dec, 2008, 07.31 PM IST
- Paulson, lawmakers clash over scope of bailout package
Treasury secretary Henry Paulson rejected using the government’s financial-rescue program as a “panacea” for economic difficulties, clashin...
19 Nov, 2008, 12.15 AM IST